GPS Tracking ROI

Nothing really earth-shaking yet today, except of course the usual lies and cover-ups. Kudos for the authorities for getting this underway. The Bronx cheer for saying that the deaths of victims who could have been helped had the ambulances been there earlier.

Perhaps, after enough people die, including (very definitely including) here in the US,

people will get the message that this doesn’t cost but it pays. Time and time again, individual ambulance company trials have shown that active GPS systems can save significant money. During a trial I personally witnessed in the City of Seattle, the contractor involved was able to take 3, count them three, ambulances and crews off the contract and still reduce their response time .. saving more lives and earning a performance bonus.

Given this evidence it’s surprising every ambulance company isn’t on the bandwagon .. but my years of business have shown me that the capacity for American businessmen to bury their head in the sand is almost infinite. However, when a government agency jumps on board the savings potential (lives and money) is even greater. The only reason we don’t have a nation-wide means of dispatching and controlling emergency assistance isn’t the cost of the system .. it’s the fact that no one could guarantee whose pocket would get lined with the savings. Sad.

At least some countries, Japan for one, have a federally approved price for different categories of people lost in accidents or by negligence. Here in the USA, you are only worth what your lawyer can get for you.